Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-18
MIDDLE FLORIDA |WELS
REyy OF BEAurGh AND
FLOUKIsHING TdN7.

Railroad E1CLtohv
Encouraging LeConte or.,~a
Great value-Better Of,
Groves-Wondorfui X IA
vfou-saloons Closedf" 80.
Profits OF the Nursery .n,..
Observation-Disclosures .1~s
Central Park HOtei-n
PersonAl-Live oAF
Jasper-StatfstiCs-i
The iourishing tOwTh" 81 ioHe -"
AHe l0btate" without the
- r.t,roods talsAph and all mod
ern inventions, stillpiu lne"
are justly regsrdeds oen'lo
"~TlOI' .ho zoo Jol Justice in i've of
Evil. an}nicturesaue counties
wy ,1,, ~ Caoroland Florida, but per-
SO.sin Tho south Mariana, Quincy and
oxaad due mention. Next
In turn as you tr4ei east oomes
MdrIcELLo.
rAta hooutimlIttle CITY shows many
.rnntoms NJ oolinued life and yigor de-
80 ,ha short cbp OF the past year. An
or,orsiva and 6ulent region is tributary
49,, and thous uds of bales OF Sea Island
H.
.o.ton orc ,nat eted here. The merchants
800 4ro stoch and appear to be making
good living and the spacious nVtei
which has rmained IN an uhhnlsneu
state for mOrahan a year is rapldty ap-
nroacblng completion, and Will soon open
its hospita bic loors to the public. just
now the towns greatly stirred up at the
.Offer of the Saannah, Florida and West
~ railway I'D build a road TO Thomas
vile If the citizens will grade the same
IN the Georgi. line and prepare the ROAD
nod TOR The reception OF the rails. This
Ia admitted 10 he an exceedingly liberia!
nroDosjtton. aud il is hardly probable that
Il will be rejected. At the date of our
visit publIs meeting had been called 10
discuss the matter and voice the views OF
the community. That they viii gladly
embrace the opportunity afforded to have
an outlet OF their own 10 the distant
North and West cannot be reasonably
doubted.
This is thegenial home OF the
.E.coNTE PEAR.
Extensive groves dot the country, and
in the court Yards and gardens of nearly
every residence the shapay forms ofthese
beautiful and valuable fruit trees delight
the vision.
The mild season had loaded them with
blossoms which have already fallen. re-
yealiug innumerable clusters OF embryo
pears, which, protected by the luXuriant
foliage, are safe from any ordinary white
frost. The only real danger Is from
sudden freeze after q rain storm. when
the drops OF water clinging to the young
fruit become CONCEALED and destroy the
germ.
This rarely occurs after the leaves
put forth, as the slightest agitation from
the breeze shakes off the accumulated
moisture, while the leaves afford a GOV.
ering from frost.
The value OF the pear crop can hardly
be overestimated. Aside from the
splendid results OF early shipments, the
residue of the yield can be made even
more remunerative by evaporation. The
dessicated pear commands high prices.
and there is no limit to the demand for
them, Many believe that they more than
onset the orange groves OF South Flori-
ia.
WONDERFUL REVIVAL
bfreligion has recently blessed the peo-
pie Of Monticello under the preaching of
me Rev. Mr.. Culpepper, of Macon, Ga.
bis soul-stlrrlng appeals, in conjunc-
uOn with the faithful abors of the local
pastors and the blessing of the Most
High God. wrought revolution in
morals such as has seldom been wit
messed in any community.
Every one OF the male adult population
save seven have proiessed religion, and
tne number OF new converts was over
100.
" these about seventy we're added to
the Methodist Church, twenty-seven to
I'VE tiesoy terlsn, ten to the Episcopalian
and six to the Baptist.
FOr sweek the stores were closed morn
ing and evening, and tue whole popula-
uon turned out to hear the almost in
splred evangelist.
que osv even the two liquor saloons
fused t1elr doors, and the power OF the
iloy unOst oVershadOwed the entire
UJ , immunity. This pentecOstal occasion
VIII never cease to be remembered.
AGooD BOARDING HOUSE.
Mfs' Rebecca Scott is now the pro-
wiO.resS Oh the Partridge House," which
ut pIeaSantlV located IN pear grove
"iSnIn lew rods OF the depot. Her table
uu sIeeplng accommodations are excel.
10 anu thls notice is gratuitously given
10 the public. 'sH
'Hh PROFITS OF THE NURSERY BUsI.
NESS.
iue writer walked over the fruit. farm
inv nursery OF Mr.. Partridge, the oblig-
The r na'Iloao agent, and was astonished at
M6 bn "snltuGe OF his operations. He has
000 o,,s.,g heConte pear trees, and 100
hostI ue'lnRs mat have started to grow
IT," 4o,OoV young Feiffer shoots,
soid Sn oes season Mr.. Partridge has
I0c a ao,Voo pear rootlets at an average of
inv C' eacn. lie is making some interest
rIs,v tPerlments by grating a large va
,no ~ VI pears upon LeCOnte stocks. and
we'll 'Jprlty are putting out and doing
iptsi,inuuch enterprises il initiated and
ephsnsen followed up would vastIv
heavsn ., me value OF real estate In this
-e pN blessed region. '"i'
brsroS" Vlng DIS way over the Monticello
Railwsy " ~. sne main trunk Of the Florida
corresnond nu navigation Company your
p0uoent next proceeded to
,A. MADISON,
me tnlrty miles farther east. This g.
sya ,om ene most attractive and progrea,
the cam Sans 10 Florida, and is situated in
tory, Mo- VI rich and productive terri.
lovely aS9 OF the building sites are
eral t %"u handsomely improved. Sew.
lshmeniI uanC manufacturing estab-
mil. sea i"iInohR them q cotton seed oil
Ind d5or ma rs,@ou ginuery, planning mill
and wa. onu sash factory, and carrias,a
uon Wagon shop are in sncc .ser,,i u iiAge
recor, "a new and elegant hotel alsa ia. a.
msntof OPe"eu under the manage
a,oo, D. s. FIELD,
~ me Adams House prov,ao
twsn N.Y. reid has been In tho husInna' n.
ousi,s seven years. ana ia evar,' 9s ,,r
M "a lor the DISCHARGE ~ hta way
lIs central Park Hotelj, 81 aue'Ss'